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Pretzel-wrapped hot dogs are old news, but what about burgers with pretzel buns? McDonald's Germany is debuting a new line of crowd-sourced burgers. The first is the customer-chosen "Pretzelnator."

According to New York Daily News, the marketing team for McDonald's Germany recently held a contest for consumers to submit recipes and vote for their favorites. McDonald's received more than 330,000 burger recipes and 5 million votes to determine which five burgers were menu-worthy.

The "Pretzelnator" is the first of the five to be sold in Germany. The burger consists of its namesake, a pretzel bun, as well as American and Italian cheeses, ham, lettuce, onions, and mayonnaise. Other burgers to follow the "Pretzelnator" include an Italian-style breaded chicken sandwich; a burger with three patties, bacon, and barbecue sauce; and perhaps the strangest concoction, a double patty burger featuring chorizo sausage, curried chili sauce, jalapeños, and Asian salad mix.

Allowing consumers to participate in menu changes and product development is a strategy that McDonald's has used before in other European countries such as the Netherlands, Spain, and Austria. The campaign in Germany seems to have worked — with over 5 million votes, consumers are sure to want to try the burgers they picked.

McDonald's Built for London Olympics Takes Gold Medal for Size

McDonald's is cranking out a record-breaking restaurant in preparation for the London Olympics. According to the Daily Mail, the new McDonald's location being built for the London Olympics will be the largest in the world. The temporary restaurant will seat 1,500 customers and employ more than 2,000 workers.

It is estimated that in the short time that the McDonald's is open, 3 million people will visit the branch and consume 50,000 Big Macs and 180,000 portions of fries. To accommodate all of the customers and staff, the new McDonald's must take up a lot of space — it will equal half the length of a football field.

McDonald's employees from around London had to audition for a position at the special games restaurant, and were tested on how well they can flip a burger, among other skills. Ingredients for the thousands of burgers, fries, and other popular McDonald's items will be sourced from 17,500 British and Irish farms. Eater reports that after the games are completed and the temporary McDonald's is taken down, a Mickey D's in Orlando, Florida, will once again hold the title for largest McDonald's in the world.

Which would you rather do: try a "Pretzelnator" burger or eat at the largest McDonald's restaurant in the world?